. The New England farmer . y30 to 3-5 ! each. Trv them 1 Roy. Dairymens Convention.—The . fifdi annualmeeting of the Northwestern Dairymens conven-tion met in Elgin, 111., Jan. 24. Mr. 0. S. ofGeorgia, Vt., was present and was elected an hon-orary meml)er of the association. In connectionwith dairy nuitters generally, the subject of grassesfor pasture and hay and their culture was dis-cussed. The following resolution was adopted:— ?Hesolveft, That the use of all coloring matter in themaiiufiicture of cheese .ind butter is expensive, usehssiviij pcrhap!* injurious, and should tln-i
. The New England farmer . y30 to 3-5 ! each. Trv them 1 Roy. Dairymens Convention.—The . fifdi annualmeeting of the Northwestern Dairymens conven-tion met in Elgin, 111., Jan. 24. Mr. 0. S. ofGeorgia, Vt., was present and was elected an hon-orary meml)er of the association. In connectionwith dairy nuitters generally, the subject of grassesfor pasture and hay and their culture was dis-cussed. The following resolution was adopted:— ?Hesolveft, That the use of all coloring matter in themaiiufiicture of cheese .ind butter is expensive, usehssiviij pcrhap!* injurious, and should tln-icfore be whollydiscontinued. Immense Loss of Cattle by Disease in Eng-land.—It appears from tabular statements takenfrom Mortons Alnumac, that the loss from lungdisease, and foot and mouth disease, in England,during the last thirty years, is estimated at 5,549,-780 head of cattle, and valued at/b;/r hundred andeighteen million, eighty-four thousand, and twohundred and seventy dollars ! 1871. NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 173. FARMERS AND FERTILIZERS. LL THROUGH the t: f Any autumn, and upto the presenttime, the far-mers of NewEngland havemet each otherfor discussionin relation totheir meetingshave been nu-merously at-tended by practical farmers,many of whom have takenan active part in their exer-cises, participating in thedebates, acting upon committees,and presiding when called uponby the president of the day. Near- ly ^11 leading topics relating to the management of the farm have been introducedand ably treated. None, however, have awak-ened so much Interest, or occupied so muchtime, as that relating to what are called specialor commercial maimres. These are constantlyurged upon the farmers notice by agents fortheir sale, by handbills, circulars and adver-tisements in the newspapers. He needs, orthinks he does, something more than the com-mon manures of the farm to aid him inproducing paying crops, and being desirousto avail himself of such helps, is anxious tolear
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